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Honors communication grad lands NASA storytelling internship

September 5, 2024 0

For Christmas one year, Brandon Cominsky received a telescope as a gift. This singular gesture propelled his life on a...

FGCU grad honored for dedication to social work in local schools

August 29, 2024 0

Helping others is essential to Judes Sétalaire Albert’s character, a quality developed during his youth in a small Haitian commune...

Alum wins $10,000 to lead development of app connecting music fans

August 15, 2024 0

At one point during his undergraduate years at Florida Gulf Coast University, Abraham Joseph found it challenging to make new...

Hell, high water and canned tuna: Alum tells global stories for The New York Times

August 6, 2024 0

Video journalist Alex Pena has slept in Black Hawk helicopters flying over Afghanistan, in a tent on the tarmac of...

FGCU graduate’s island cafe-studio feeds artistic appetite

July 24, 2024 0

Island life has long sparked the imagination of artists. Paul Gaugin, the post-impressionist French painter, became especially famous for depicting...

RHM partnership with Ritz-Carlton yields internships and careers

June 13, 2024 0

When Alfonso Diaz applied for internships as an undergraduate at Florida Gulf Coast University’s School of Resort & Hospitality Management , he knew little about ritzy...

Spring grad made the most of Honors College opportunities

June 11, 2024 0

If all goes as planned, Dominique Berrette will begin medical school in fall 2025. The highly decorated spring graduate from...

From campus, with love: Eagle couples make FGCU part of their wedding and marriage

June 4, 2024 0

You’ve heard the wedding adage: “Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue.” But for Florida Gulf Coast University students...

Spring grad tuned in to a commitment to finish her degree

May 28, 2024 0

In her role as an FM traffic manager, Marilyn Kennedy manages and schedules the flow of promotional advertising for Southwest...

FGCU’s Runway Program celebrates $1 million milestone

May 22, 2024 0

Some people know early in life that they’re not interested in a traditional 9-to-5 job. “I knew for the longest...

Outstanding Eagles inducted into Hall of Fame

May 7, 2024 0

Nine class of 2024 standouts have been inducted into Florida Gulf Coast University’s Hall of Fame, the highest recognition awarded...

Focused on a dream: Side hustle brings joy to one alum

April 29, 2024 0

Meet an FGCU alum helping graduating seniors take the perfect portrait while following her own picture-perfect dream....